April 7, 2010
Brooklyn Bridge Park responds to heat over new play equipment
There was a huge cover-up today at Brooklyn Bridge Park as officials responded to complaints from parents irate over metallic playground equipment at the spanking new green space burning their...
'Cleaver killer' insists he's harmless: cops
Four siblings of a brutally slain Upper East Side psychiatrist suffered through a courtroom screening of the schizophrenic killer's confession video today -- straining to hear as the madman on...
Knicks' Harrington to have season-ending shoulder surgery
Al Harrington will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery tomorrow in and likely has played his last game as a Knick. Harrington, the Knicks' sixth man, will be a free agent and...
Marlins 7, Mets 6, 10 innings
The Florida Marlins' first win gave manager Fredi Gonzalez nearly a season's worth of discomfort. Wes Helms slid home headfirst to barely beat Rod Barajas' sweeping tag, scoring on Ronny...
Spitzer, what he said then, and what he says now
For your comparing pleasure: Eliot Spitzer on CBS's "Early Show," Sept. 14, 2009, after two weeks of denials of The Post's story that he was weighing a run in 2010:...
Granderson HR leads Yanks to 3-1 win over Red Sox
Curtis Granderson led off the 10th inning with a tiebreaking homer off Jonathan Papelbon and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Wednesday night. Granderson hit...
Joba not Yankees' 8th-inning guy -- yet
BOSTON -- Joba Chamberlain striking out Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew to kill an eighth-inning Red Sox threat Tuesday night was impressive.However, before Joe Girardi anoints Chamberlain as the “Eighth...
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Pettitte's cap will be tribute to ailing Yankees trainer
The cap Andy Pettitte is wearing against the Red Sox tonight says "GINO" on it, a tribute to ailing longtime Yankees trainer Gene Monahan.Monahan is not with the team as...
Inner Voices: Solo Musicals
Last night I caught "Inner Voices: Solo Musicals" at 59E59. As the umbrella title indicates, the show is made up of two solo pieces, "Mosaic" and "Whida Peru: Resurrection Tangle."...
Spitzer acknowledges he has toyed with political comeback
For the first time, Eliot Spitzer is acknowledging in an interview with Fortune what The Post first reported last year -- that he is itching for a way back into...
Lude awakening! Feds say they busted a drug plant in Greenpoint
Quaaludes are back and, apparently, popping up in Greenpoint.Federal drug enforcement agents swarmed DL Labs on Kent Street on Wednesday, claiming that the lab is part of an underground Quaalude...
Toyota exec's e-mail before gas pedal recall: We need to come clean
Five days before Toyota announced a massive recall, a U.S. executive at the company wrote in an internal e-mail: "We need to come clean" about accelerator problems, according to documents...
Errors, big inning again dooms St. Edmund
Rowena Motylewski hopes her team took note of what happened in the fourth inning against St. Francis Prep. For the second straight league game, her St. Edmund team had a...
QB Brunell visits Jets
The Jets confirmed they brought in free-agent quarterback Mark Brunell for a visit today.Brunell, who was being courted by the Jets on the same day they brought in free-agent defensive...
Jets coach 'driving boat,' but Taylor won't sign yet
This might be difficult to stomach for Jets fans who have booed him so vociferously for the last dozen years, but Jason Taylor might soon be a Jet. The Jets...
Sobrino's blast caps big fourth for St. Francis Prep
Alex Sobrino just put her head down and ran to first knowing she had put a good swing on an Emma Ferrington pitch and hit a ball to center field....
Study: 9/11-related lung damage long lasting
Most of the New York City firefighters and medics whose lungs were damaged by pulverized masonry and glass from the World Trade Center attacks are not improving as time goes...
City still unsure of total taxi-scam victims
More than a month after New York City learned some taxi drivers were overcharging riders, officials still don't know exactly how many passengers were bilked. The head of the city's...
FHA makes its way to Midtown
FHA financing has been available at buildings in Harlem and the outer boroughs for some time now, but it hasn't really had a big impact in prime Manhattan neighborhoods. That could...
Taylor really doesn't like Jets fans
Jason Taylor has talked badly about Jets fans for a long time -- "They sit there and yell their [J-E-T-S] chant. That's the only word they know how to spell"...
Nickelodeon bringing 2 new apps to the iPad
Nickelodeon, bastion of all things kid-oriented (and purveyor of awesome sitcoms like Roseanne at night) are releasing two new iPad apps. The first -- Dora the Explorer Coloring Adventures ($4.99)...
Altschuler's got $1.5M in bank for Suffolk Co. race
Randy Altschuler, a businessman and one of the many candidates in the GOP fray for the nomination to take on Suffolk County Rep. Tim Bishop, is sending word that he's...
FBI arrests man for threatening Pelosi
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press the FBI has arrested a northern California man for making threatening phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over health care...
This week's calendar: April 8 to 14
Thursday, April 8 Solutions for New Condos: Building a Solid Foundation The seminar is geared toward helping board members in new condominiums maintain property values and address legal, accounting, governance...
Nerds go nuts for the iPad in Brooklyn
People who didn’t need the iPad lined up for hours to get one last Saturday, the first day that touch-screen media player went on sale nationwide.Some waited on line for...
Wait! You mean anti-Israel invective isn't spontaneous?
Here's some shocking news: The disruptions of Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren’s speech at University of California, Irvine, were all planned well in advance and orchestrated by the...
Levy attacks Lazio on Gramm-Leach Act
In volley number two - or maybe three? - today, Steve Levy's team is picking up on a theme the Suffolk County Executive was employing at a press conference last...
DEALS: Caribbean/Mexico
The more sneering the local weatherman's sun graphics are here at home, the frownier those in the hospitality business are south of the border. Fairweather foes, we are. But we're all friends...
RBNY host Union April 27 in Open Cup
The Red Bulls will host MLS expansion team Philadelphia Union on Tuesday, April 27 at 8 p.m. at Red Bull Arena in a preliminary round match of the Lamar Hunt...
PBA head blasts Paladino over 9/11 comment
Better late than never? Possibly looking to re-ignite a storm, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch is out just now with a statement hitting GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino for...
Off the free-agent market? Ginobili, Spurs close to extension: report
The Spurs and guard Manu Ginobili are nearing an agreement for a three-year, $40 million extension, according to a Yahoo report. Ginobili is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent...
Levin still has thorns from Rose Plaza, seeks more 'affordable' units
A controversial developer has added more affordable units to his proposed complex on the Williamsburg waterfront, but not enough to satisfy Councilman Steve Levin.In an attempt to win more support...
Mets' Reyes 1-for-5 in spring game
Jose Reyes went 1-for-5 in an extended spring training game this afternoon in Port St. Lucie, keeping him on track to return from the disabled list when he is eligible...
City breaks 81-year-old record with 90-degree temps
Record heat has hit the Big Apple. Actually, it was more like the baked apple today as temperatures soared to 90 degrees in Central Park, breaking the previous record for...
Military questions validity of Iraq shooting video
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- WikiLeaks, the self-proclaimed "whistle-blowing" investigative Web site, released a classified military video Monday that it says shows the "indiscriminate slaying" of innocent Iraqis. Two days later, questions...
Jihad Jamie pleads not guilty to terror charge
A pregnant Colorado woman known as “Jihad Jamie” pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a Philadelphia courthouse to providing material support to terrorists. Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, was charged along...
Nike airs new Tiger ad featuring his father's voice
Nike aired a new TV commercial Wednesday featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his late father, an edgy move that calls out his personal problems on the eve of...
12,000 complaints against taxi drivers in 3 years
Taxi passengers have logged 12,304 fare complaints against yellow cab drivers in the past three years, it was revealed today. The current and former taxi commissioners released the figures during...
BREAKING: Brooklyn Bridge Park's big cover up!
The metallic orbs in the funky playground in the new Brooklyn Bridge Park are literally scalding the children!The cries of the little tykes and sizzling of burning flesh got so...
Karzai drug claims prompt questions about President's state of mind
Controversial claims by a former UN ambassador that Hamid Karzai has taken drugs are based on a classified report about life in the presidential palace in Kabul, The Times of...
Bakshi's 'Rings' Returns
Majestic as Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is, I still have a soft spot for Ralph Bakshi's dark, creepy animated version from 1978, which came out on DVD and Blu-ray...
Augusta chairman says Woods disappointed fans
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The chairman of Augusta National Golf Club had harsh words for Tiger Woods, saying the world's best golfer disappointed everyone with his sex scandal and didn't live...
Beached whale already dying: expert
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A young humpback whale that became stranded on an eastern Long Island beach was already dying when it came to shore and cannot be rehabilitated, an...
Concrete-con's second suicide attempt
A defense lawyer says a concrete-testing company chief has tried to kill himself on the eve of his sentencing on a racketeering conviction involving major New York City buildings. Testwell...
Coach K repeats: No Nets offer, wouldn't accept if they made one
Mike Krzyzewski says he has never been offered the Nets head-coaching job and wouldn’t be interested if they did make one. Sports Illustrated’s Dan Patrick mentioned to Krzyzewski on his...
How sweet! Queens bakery to peddle cupcakes on city property
The Parks Department has come up with an antidote to the unauthorized vendors who've killed its once-lucrative hot dog business in front of the Metropolitan Museum -- cupcakes. In the...
Jason Taylor to Jets: Plan or ploy?
An NFL source has confirmed to The Post that Jason Taylor is visiting the Jets today and tomorrow. Taylor, the Dolphins’ veteran pass rushing specialist who’s been a thorn in...
Foley fundraiser set up with federal finance limits
About that Sen. Brian Foley fundraiser, a reader who was invited to the April 9 event made a pretty entertaining catch -- the luncheon has been set up with federal...
Levy: Lazio's wiretape request is illegal
Steve Levy's spokesman and his chief strategist are pushing back hard against Rick Lazio's campaign's demand that the candidate call for a release of sealed wiretaps the Suffolk County Executive...
Kyrgystan's prez flees office amid deadly protests, ex-foreign minister claims to be in charge: report
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgzstan's ex-foreign minister is claiming to be in charge of the government after protests drove the president from office, according to CNN. Thousands of protesters furious over...
Levy sends out clip of Lazio's 2000 Senate bid blunder (video)
Lest we forget .... The Knickerbocker has noted that Team Steve Levy has repeatedly referred -- usually in indirect ways -- to Rick Lazio's defining moment of 2000 against Hillary...
RBNY's Ibrahim gets P-1 visa
Salou Ibrahim _ who has agreed to terms with the Red Bulls _ received his P-1 visa yesterday and is en route from Europe back to the U.S. The club hasn't...
'Saudi-mizer' to face trial, rejects 10-year deal
A Saudi national charged in a horrendous Upper West Side kidnap and sexual torture case is going to trial after rejecting prosecutors' bottom-line plea offer of 10 years prison. According...
22 busted for operating $3.5M quaaludes ring
Nearly two dozen people have been busted with conspiracy to distribute the popular 70s drug quaaludes for taking part in a nationwide, $3.5 million ring, authorities said today. The three-year...
A deal for DC schools
Washington D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and the teachers union have reached an agreement that is a compromise between school reformer advocates like Rhee and defenders of the status quo...
Ex-con indicted for stealing donations from WTC fund
A Manhattan grand jury has thrown the book at a cretinous cashier accused of swiping $40,000 in donations while working at a Ground Zero visitors center. Ex-con Emmanuel Reyes, 25,...
Yankees' Pettitte warmed up for debut
BOSTON — Andy Pettitte took a break from his pregame routine yesterday to find a computer. The Yankees left-hander did not want to check sports scores or stock charts. He...
Man pleads guilty to strangling NYU teachers' daughter
An obsessed boyfriend chokingly pleaded guilty in Manhattan today to strangling the beautiful young daughter of two New York University professors in a Greenwich Village faculty apartment back in 2007....
Lazio camp again raises Levy on wiretap issue
Rick Lazio's campaign manager Kevin Fullington is revisiting the issue he zinged Steve Levy on out of the gate in a hair-on-fire press release two weeks ago, this time asking...
More Wiig, please
This week's comedy "Date Night," starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, shows that it helps to have lots of friends -- several name comedy actors pop up in cameos. The...
First suicide at Brooklyn's tallest building
A woman jumped to her death from roof of the Brooklyner — the borough’s tallest building — last week, police said.Thirty-year-old Jennifer Paek plummeted from the roof of the 51-story...
Schumer lends fundraising support to Foley
State Sen. Brian Foley, a Democrat and prime target for Republicans looking to claim his Suffolk County seat to recapture the majority, is getting some fundraising help from US Sen....
Go jump in a lake! To woo Google, Lentol says he'll swim in Newtown Creek
Towns all over America are doing wacky things to win Google’s offer to install an ultra-high-speed Internet network, but none of them — so far, at least — have an elected...
Hitless Big Papi rips reporters
Don’t tell David Ortiz he is in a slump already. The Red Sox slugger went off on reporters last night, who questioned him about his 0-for-7 start at the plate."You...
4 Bronx schools evacuated after carbon monoxide detection
A building housing four Bronx public schools was evacuated this morning after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected, reports NYTimes.com. The 1,500 students were evacuated from the building at...
Paterson cool to WFP's bonus tax
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson this morning panned the Working Families Party's push yesterday for massive 50 percent tax on Wall Street bonuses.In an interview on WNYC 93.3FM, the Democratic executive...
Iran derides Obama's 'cowboy' nuclear stance
TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. allies on Wednesday lined up behind President Barack Obama's new policy aimed at reducing the likelihood of nuclear conflict. But Iran — classified as a possible...
Gov: 3rd hole will be drilled in US mine rescue
MONTCOAL, West Virginia — Rescuers drilled into a coal mine where 25 people died in an explosion, hoping to vent enough poisonous gas to safely get inside and look for...
Whitney Houston postpones more European tour dates
Whitney Houston has again pushed back the European leg of her first tour in years on the advice of doctors who are encouraging her to take time to recover from...
Report: Dolphins’ Taylor ready to sign with Jets
Jason Taylor and the Jets are an unlikely match, but one that could become a reality.Taylor, who is an unrestricted free agent, is in New York today and likely to...
Fatal shooting of man, 26, kills Newark's murder-free streak
NEWARK, N.J. — Gunfire signaled the end to the first murder-free month in New Jersey's largest city in more than 40 years. Police in Newark say a 26-year-old man was...
GM lost $4.3 billion in second half of 2009
General Motors Co. on Wednesday reported a $4.3 billion loss for its post-bankruptcy era from July through December 2009 but said it could turn a profit in 2010, a key...
Goldman Sachs defends strategy, answers critics in shareholder letter
The year 2009 was one that some Goldman Sachs executives would like to forget, yet the firm was reliving some of its biggest controversies in its longest-ever annual letter to...
Tennis ace Martina Navratilova diagnosed with breast cancer
Tennis Grand Slam queen Martina Navratilova said she was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of breast cancer, telling People magazine in its Wednesday edition that her prognosis was excellent. In...
Fire weather watch issued for Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — Summer-like weather is posing a brush fire threat throughout New Jersey. The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for much of the state from...
Brooklyn's Stephenson leaving Cincinnati for NBA
Lance Stephenson, one year removed from winning a fourth straight PSAL title at Lincoln, is headed to the NBA. The 6-5 guard just finished his freshman season at Cincinnati and...
Brooklyn family hurt in Thruway crash injuring 17 total
MANCHESTER, N.Y. — The back end of a dump truck hit an overpass on the state Thruway in western New York early Wednesday and two vehicles crashed into the wreckage,...
City could revoke rent vouchers for 10,000 tenants
The New York City Housing Authority says it might have to revoke rent-assistance vouchers from more than 10,000 low-income tenants. The federal government gave the agency less money than expected...
Woods even slept with his neighbor's young daughter near his 'crib': report
Tiger Woods didn't have to go far from home to sleep with women. As Woods continues to prepare for the Masters this week, his neighbor's daughter has come forward saying...
3UP: Yankees bashing, Johnson and Ortiz
1. In a USA Today article this week, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio complained: "We're struggling to sign [Prince Fielder] and the Yankees infield is making more than our team."Look, I...
Girardi must identify right set-up formula for Yankees
BOSTON — Two dates stand out for when the 2009 Yankees took off toward the Canyon of Heroes. On May 8, Alex Rodriguez returned after hip surgery to bat cleanup,...
Islamic radicalism doesn't exist
According to the latest proposal from the Obama administration, from now on there is no such thing as “Islamic radicalism”. That’s according to the document that will outline the government’s...
Europeans warned of Toyota pedals well before US
WASHINGTON — Long before Toyota told U.S. regulators about sticking accelerator pedals, the Japanese automaker warned its distributors throughout Europe about similar problems, documents obtained by The Associated Press show....
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James 'talking' again: report
Actress Sandra Bullock may be working on divorcing her cheating hubby, but for now has decided to resume communicating with Jesse James through "intermediaries." “Sandra and Jesse spoke once when...
Champions League: Barcelona routs Arsenal, will play Inter in semis
Lionel Messi scored four goals, getting a hat trick in a 22-minute span of the first half, to carry defending champion Barcelona over Arsenal 4-1 Tuesday night and into the...
Bailing out the states is bad for the country
As The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle explains: “There's nothing wrong with giving states temporary assistance to keep the recession from hitting too hard--but we're approaching the point where that's not really...
Next 'Susan Boyle' found in Taiwan
A young lad is threatening to steal Susan Boyle's crown as this year's most unexpected musical superstar. Chubby Lin Yu Chun blew away a panel of judges on Taiwanese singing...
UConn comes back to beat Stanford in women's NCAA final
SAN ANTONIO — His team whipped like never before, Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma walked off the court at halftime so slowly that there was no one else around him. His...
A.J., Jorge find harmony at Fenway
BOSTON – Here’s A.J. Burnett’s line from last night: five innings, seven hits, three earned runs, five strikeouts, one walk and, most importantly, zero dustups with Jorge Posada. The pitcher...
Yankees' Gardner gets ‘left’ out early
BOSTON — Joe Girardi believes Brett Gardner has the capability to be an every-day player. Yet, the first chance Girardi got to use Gardner against a lefty, the manager opted...
Red Sox-Yankees rivalry now more about patience than passion
BOSTON — Not long ago The Rivalry was about Manny and Papi. Jeter and Mo. It was about bloody socks, Pedro tossing Zimmer and everyone hating A-Rod on both sides...
Pettitte ready for sun
BOSTON — Andy Pettitte took a break from his pregame routine yesterday to find a computer. The Yankees left-hander did not want to check sports scores or stock charts. He...
Defending champs Berkeley Carroll look to build on last year's memorable run
Joe Martinez knew Walter Paller since he was 12 years old, but his knowledge of the Berkeley Carroll baseball program was limited. The former Xaverian catcher knew what others did:...
Goal remains the same for Port Richmond: postseason play
This time of year, everyone can dream the dream, from George Washington to Aviation. Anything is possible. At Port Richmond, however, John Sce isn’t thinking about a city championship or...
Tom’s too fussy!
So this is what the Age of the Televised Chef has done to restaurants — and to chefs. Tom Colicchio, hanging judge and subway-station poster boy of Bravo’s “Top Chef,”...
Hello, beautiful people
‘How's the bread?” asks Paul Sevigny. Dressed in a tailored navy suit offset by a vivid preppy-green tie, the deejay, nightlife entrepreneur and first-time restaurateur is sartorially astute — even...
Red Bulls defense goes from sieve-to-steel
The seeds of the Red Bulls' defensive renaissance were sown in Spain. Long before new coach Hans Backe ever talked about attacking, he diligently drilled defense; before he ever broached...
Freedy Johnston is back — and better than ever
Finally, Freedy Johnston has some new songs.The supremely underappreciated singer-songwriter with the odd first name and the haunting voice has put out his first original album in eight years, and...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Softball roundup: Palmeri leads Stanners to two wins at Preston tourney
Despite a solid performance on the first day of the Preston softball tournament Maureen Rosenbaum told Maria Palmeri she expected more. The Archbishop Molloy coach talked to her sophomore ace...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, April 911:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Weekly event. Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 4 pm: Arts and crafts....
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, April 9Cherry blossom festival: Annual blooming of the amazing Japanese cherry trees. 11 am-5 pm. Brooklyn Botanic Garden [1000 Washington Ave., at Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, (718) 623-7220],...
Civic calendar
Mon, April 12Prospect Park West bike lane. Stake-holders gather to talk about the issue. 6 pm. Congregation Beth Elohim [274 Garfield Pl. at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 643-3027]....
Editors' picks
SaturdayApril 10Pick up this ChekhovHappy birthday, Anton Chekhov! This year would have been the famed playwright’s 150th birthday, and for a 19th-century guy, he really knew how to write about...
Aria code! Dyker Heights' Regina Opera turns 40!
The fat lady still hasn’t sung for the beloved Regina Opera House.The shoestring Dyker Heights company has for 40 years been an operatic proving ground for would-be Pavarottis, as well...
When the zombies come, you'll want to be prepared
What are you going to do when — not if, but when — the zombies attack? Luckily, Roger Ma has figured it all out. As the author of “The Zombie...
Red diaper baby! Catch Said Sayrafiezadeh at powerHouse on April 15
To celebrate the paperback edition, the Brooklyn native, who grew up in Fort Greene but was kidnapped to Pittsburgh as a child, will read at powerHouse Arena in DUMBO on...
Elizabeth Streb has a dance show for all of you who don't like dance
You can’t compete with extreme action.That’s the ethos by which Elizabeth Streb built an entire studio in Williamsburg — the Streb Lab for Action Mechanics, or SLAM — where on...
Call him Ahab
In your typical blog-a-day fashion, the modest librarian has given himself a truly ambitious task: draw an original artwork from a page of the Herman Melville classic every day.The project...
They will they will rock ewe!
Lamb cupcakes? You bet.At the Lamb Takedown, on April 18 to the Bell House, anything goes — as long as its made with lamb.Matt Timms, the impresario behind the popular...
Glass act! Trippy new exhibition channels Warhol
Put this in your pipe and smoke it.Using famous images from art and the every day, artist Slinger has sandblasted his way through pop culture imagery.In his new show “Repeater,”...
Greenpoint food market returns on Saturday
Talk about getting a spring in your step.Foodies are rejoicing that the seasonal Greenpoint Food Market returns to the Church of the Messiah on Russell Street on Saturday — and...
Get this — this photographer's muse is the fetid Newtown Creek!
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DiMiceli:
My undying, oft-requited, love for the New York Yankees has a very simple — yet rather strange — backstory.It has nothing to do with the fact that, in the 38...
What happened to all the bad blood over health care?
So much for all that talk of bad blood between city Democrats and Rep. Mike McMahon over the freshman’s “No” vote on health care reform.On Wednesday night, Rep. Anthony Weiner...
War is over! There will be a new liquor store on Van Brunt Street!
La guerra di vino in Red Hook è finita!After a month of opposition from a nearby competitor, a new Red Hook wine store has finally received its license from the...
Green shoes to fill — Prospect Park's Tupper Thomas retires
Those shoes are big, green and hard to fill.The city is undertaking a nationwide search to replace retiring Prospect Park administrator Tupper Thomas, who spent the last 30 years turning...
This construction project really stinks (no, really)
The Great Recession really stinks — and for one Park Slope family, it’s literal.Steve Shepard, who lives next to a troubled construction site on Fourth Avenue between Fifth and Sixth...
Finally, the Nets have a prayer! New arena to have 'meditation' room
Call it Zen and the art of basketball.The Brooklyn Paper has learned that the Barclays Center will be the first sports arena to feature a meditation chamber — an intriguing...
Suit: Marty ran the Beep's office like a frat-house
Borough President Markowitz turned his office into a macho frat house featuring sexist jokes, double standards and possible violation of campaign regulations, bombshell court documents revealed this week.New details about...
Parks Department says Prospect Park lake is clean
The lake in Prospect Park was given a clean bill of health by the city’s environmental agency — but the findings were immediately criticized by wildlife lovers who believe that...
Plane truth? The feds will not do anything about Slope airplane noise
Federal aviation officials faced a barrage of complaints last Thursday night from Park Slope residents, who fervently described an incessant barrage of aircraft noise that they say will only get...
This was one low-speed chase
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownOld justiceA good-for-nothing troublemaker asked an old lady for money and got it on March 29, but still wasn’t satisfied and went ahead and stole the septuagenarian’s...
A big cross on the Great Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge morphed today into a house of worship for the faithful, who recalled the death and resurrection of Christ with the annaul Good Friday march across the span.Thousand...
NYU land grab?
First they got their sciences, now they’re coming for the arts!New York University is plotting a huge, long-term expansion that goes far beyond the merger that brought the Polytechnic University...
Nerds go nuts for the iPad in Brooklyn
People who don’t need the iPad lined up for hours to get one last Saturday, the first day that touch-screen media player went on sale nationwide.Some waited on line for...
CAUGHT! Cops say they have the Clinton Hill rapist!
Police say that they have arrested the man wanted for two rapes in and around Clinton Hill last month.Cops announced last Friday that they had arrested Dupree Nicholson, 26, of...
Kuntzman: Being a Met fan makes me a better person
I’m not going to apologize for being a Met fan.Believe me, it’s not easy rooting for the (less-than) Amazin’s, but suffering with this insufferable team has made me a better...
Window to the stole
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookOpen invitationAn open car window gave a thief easy pickings on Smith Street on March 31.The driver of the car told cops that he pulled over...
Red Hook cement plant is up and running
A controversial Red Hook concrete plant that will help rebuild the World Trade Center has quietly opened, dashing the hopes of stone-faced critics who vilified its arrival.The United States Concrete...
Lock up your daisies! There's a flower thief on the loose!
A green-thumbed burglar is on the loose in Park Slope, striking fear in the roots of plants, and forcing owners to safeguard their property by any means necessary. Victims say...
Lots of beatings
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillStrike outAn amateur thief tried to hold up the bank on the corner of Myrtle and Vanderbilt avenues on March 29, but ended up fleeing without a...
Pants on fire
78th PrecinctPark SlopeCrotch stashA perp tried to steal $150 worth of soap and shampoo from a Ninth Street store by shoving the products down his pants on March 30. Security...
What a relief! Toilets will be installed in Brooklyn Bridge Park soon
It looks like the facilities at Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park won’t be piss-poor after all!Hours after this newspaper published an online story noting the lack of restrooms at...
Baseball is back — but which hometown team is the best?
The Yankees and the Mets have finally christened the 2010 baseball season — and while it’s too early to tell which of our hometown teams will be left standing in...
Hide the charge cards — Barneys is coming to Cobble Hill!
Hold on to your Manolos, fashionistas! Barneys is coming to Cobble Hill!OK, it’s only Barneys Co-op, an offshoot of the upscale Manhattan apparel retailer, but shoppers can’t wait for the...
Legal hostel shut down — but not by the city!
Zip112 owner Young Yang told the Williamsburg Courier on Wednesday that he was ordered to shut down his hipster hostel because the building owner was worried that the city would...
Williamsburg Walks pedestrian event cut by one-third
Williamsburg Walks has been shortened to a crawl.Bowing to pressure from some business owners, organizers of the Bedford Avenue street festival agreed to condense the summertime pedestrian mall from six...
Bumpy road to fix bumpy Nassau Avenue
To get a smooth Nassau Avenue, Greenpointers must endure a rocky reconstruction and a few power disruptions this spring.The project to fix up the avenue has been on city’s radar...
Inside a legal Williamsburg hostel
The hostel that was allowed to remain open after last week’s raid got permission to do so thanks to a single foldable ladder.Zip112 owner Young Yang showed city building inspectors...
Williamsburg is a hostel environment
www.hostelworld.com or www.travelpod.com that also offer reviews ranging from “cheap and worth it” and “Excellent! Je recommande!” to “the owner of this place should be in prison” and “it is...
Our man drives an electric car
Is the electric car the future of transportation as we know it — or just a new form of snake oil, albeit with a green hue?I had a chance to...
Bus-ted! Correction vehicles are cramming Court Street
The Brooklyn House of Detention is overflowing — but this time it’s not with criminals!For some reason, the Department of Correction, which runs the controversial Atlantic Avenue lockup, has chosen...
A clerk battles thieves — and loses!
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickJust did itA handful of apparently shoeless thugs held up a Varet Street clothing store for two pairs of Nike shoes on April 3.An employee told police that the...
Nate receives mild reception as Barron steals his thunder
Who figured I'd be writing about Earl Barron tonight instead of Nate Robinson.But there is always something alluring about a traditional 7-footer pivot with some skill, especially after watching these...
'Old Hickory' is action Jackson
I would have enjoyed "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" even if the title character hadn't given me a lap dance. In the musical that opened last night at the Public, history...
Sheridan sued Cherry over 'stage slap'
The brouhaha that has erupted on the set of "Desperate Housewives" over former cast member Nicollette Sheridan's lawsuit, charging show creator Marc Cherry with assault, arose out of a bit...
Hog brawl
TLC is reviving "American Chopper" -- with the estranged Teutuls going head-to-head in competing bike shops. The new show, "American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior," begins filming next week and will...
'Dancing' Kate neglecting kids; Jon wants custody
Kate is tangoing with Jon -- again. Ex-husband Jon Gosselin is going back to court to get greater custody of their eight kids because Kate is neglecting them, spending too...
Starr report
The cast of NBC's "Parks and Recreation" -- including Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Jim O'Heir, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt -- was here last Saturday, taping a bit...
We won't get fooled again!
The wildly popular "Undercover Boss" ends its first season Sunday night with everyone from CEOs to fans and rival network executives asking one question: How will they do it again?...
'Million Dollar' bills
I don't know if "Million Dollar Quartet," the new musical opening Sunday at the Nederlander Theatre, will make any money for its backers. But I can report that it's been...
Top of the world
LOS ANGELES -- A 13-year-old California boy plans to try to climb Mount Everest in a quest to reach the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents. If...
The trouble with 'Dragon'
I've seen "How to Train Your Dragon" twice. My daughter loves it (the lead dragon reminds us of her cat). And I think it's pretty great too. I don't much...
Robins soar to top spot
ALBANY -- Nearly 2 million robins ruled the roost in the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count, outnumbering all other species in the 13th annual tally of North American birds reported...
The bad-nukes myth
Nuclear weapons are not evil. Terrifying, yes. But their horrific capabilities prevented a Third World War. It all depends on whose finger is on the button. Until yesterday's formal announcement...
Shady deals, New York forests
THE ISSUE: The Nature Conservancy's 20,000- acre land sale to New York State. *** Congratulations to Fred Dicker for shedding light on the incestuous relationship between The Nature Conservancy and...
2 polygamy towns raided
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah and Arizona authorities served search warrants yesterday on government offices in two towns dominated by a polygamous sect. Warrants for records were served at fire...
A sneak attack on your electric bill
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is guaranteeing that New Yorkers will soon have to pay even more for electricity -- when they can get it. The department just rejected...
Stanford lucks out yet again
Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford and a federal judge sparred yesterday over the once high-flying businessman's latest request to have new attorneys represent him on charges he bilked investors...
Mine 'miracle' hope
Four trapped West Virginia miners may have reached underground chambers with enough water, food and oxygen to keep them alive for days, rescuers said. "I don't want to give anybody...
No merger plans at Cedar Fair
Cedar Fair, one of the nation's largest operators of amusement parks, said yesterday that its plan to go private in a $635 million takeover by asset manager Apollo Global has...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Starbucks bean counters nailed a thieving worker on "grande"-larceny charges, cops said yesterday. Between Feb. 19 and Feb. 26, Ivan Marrero, 23, skimmed $10,000 in cash receipts from a...
Film Dept. IPO switch
Independent movie company, The Film Department, adjusted the terms of its initial public offering again, upping the number of shares to be registered and lowering the price per share. The...
A return to the ring: Has Tiger been tamed?
THE ISSUE: Tiger Woods' return to the public eye with his participation in The Masters Tournament. Guy Danza Brooklyn *** I'd have a little more respect for Woods if he...
NY rolls into top 10 bike-friendly cities
New York is racking up points with bike enthusiasts. The Big Apple ranked as the nation's eighth most cycling-friendly city in a new study -- after failing to crack the...
Hey, who ya texting?
No, Tiger Woods isn't "sexting" a gal pal. He's taking a video of golf pal Mark O'Meara during a practice round yesterday at Augusta. Texting played a key role in...
Call for 50% tax on Wall St. bonu$
ALBANY -- Cries of "soak the rich!" rang through the halls of the Capitol once again yesterday as the Working Families Party called for a tax of up to 50...
Central Park artist lays rival on canvas
This artist is very sketchy. A pugilistic Picasso working in Central Park viciously attacked a colleague with a folding chair during a knock-down, drag-out fight over a customer, authorities said...
Beached whale on LI (with video)
A lost and doomed baby humpback whale washed up on an East Hampton beach yesterday morning. "There's just not much we can do in a situation like this," said Chuck...
Haim went on a pill buy binge
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Corey Haim bought more than 550 prescription pills in the weeks before his death, California Attorney General Jerry Brown said yesterday. The former teen idol died...
This bill seeds $2.5B in deals
More than $2.5 billion worth of projects to build schools, hospitals and other non-profit buildings has been stalled for more than two years while a union battle for prevailing wages...
Apple ready to launch into ad space
There's no such thing as an iAd -- but there may be soon. Apple is a marketing machine capable of whipping consumers into a frenzy over its latest gadget --...
Bam plan's nuke peril
A favorite complaint from politicians is that their words or actions are taken out of context. Lest we be accused here, let's put President Obama's new policy of reducing America's...
Gov muscles in on racino
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson is gambling on a new way to bring video lottery terminals to Aqueduct Racetrack: Cut legislative leaders out of talks altogether. The governor said yesterday he...
Knockoff cons' hard knock$
Owners of a major hub for counterfeit goods in Chinatown have agreed to pay New York City $800,000 in a civil settlement. The case was brought after police raided the...
20 to life in club slay
A bartender's assistant at a Times Square nightclub was sentenced to 20 years to life yesterday for murdering a patron during a birthday bash for rapper Lil' Kim. "I know...
Buyers aren't worried about karma in Madoff pad, love the views
What's a little fraud with such luxury? The husband and wife who bought Bernard Madoff's stunning Upper East Side penthouse apartment say one look at the panoramic rooftop view made...
Shine stand torched twice
A pyromaniac torched a Bryant Park shoeshine stand for the second time in as many weeks, putting two people out of work. The arsonist was spotted at 1:30 a.m. yesterday...
Goldman's influence creeps into Nigeria
Goldman Sachs' powerful reach into world governments has finally snaked into oil-rich Nigeria. A managing director at the Wall Street giant yesterday was named as Nigeria's finance minister at a...
Harmful hints of a hand to Hamas
Some of President Obama's friends are making quiet over tures to Hamas -- the terror ists who control Gaza. Even if this doesn't lead to an official dialogue, the administration's...
It’s war! hero says of $$ grab
A World War II veteran who fought at D-Day is so infuriated that Gov. Paterson has siphoned $8.5 million from a special fund to help ailing servicemen that he's gearing...
Court tells FCC it can't regulate ISPs' practices
The Federal Communications Commission and Internet giant Google were each licking their wounds yesterday after a federal appeals court ruled the agency has no place telling Internet service providers how...
Strip-roarin' mad over ad
A former Penthouse Executive Club stripper is suing for "emotional distress" over a billboard that portrays her as a stripper -- at Scores. After being assured her pictures would only...
Greece skids
Greece's financial crisis seems to be morphing from tragedy into a European-size comedy. Athens scrambled yesterday to tamp down reports that the country wanted to renegotiate a much-needed rescue plan...
'Tamed' cat's gilded cage
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Welcome to Tiger's ultra-exclusive lair. The scandal-scarred multimillionaire golfer came to the Masters with so much baggage, he needed to rent not one but two mansions, sources...
Dirty old man out to pasture
A 73-year-old "sex addict" paralegal who is one of the longest-serving employees at the city's Law Department is being forced out for ignoring repeated warnings not to open or send...
New $45 fee for air carry-ons
Outrageous air-travel fees hit new heights yesterday on Spirit Airlines -- which announced that it will start charging fliers for carry-on baggage. Starting Aug. 1, Spirit passengers who show up...
A 'ring' KO for mad ex
A judge iced a Long Island woman's bid to hold onto the $19,000 engagement ring from her high-school sweetheart after the couple's relationship hit the rocks -- despite her claim...
Scrabblers are proper-ly irked
Next, they'll let you make up your own words. Scrabble purists are up in arms over Mattel's announcement yesterday that a new version of the game, Scrabble Trickster, will let...
Verizon boss rejects merger with Vodafone
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said yesterday he sees no good reason to merge with UK-based wireless partner Vodafone Group as a means to gain full control of its fastest-growing business....
Ex-UBS client nailed
Former UBS client Paul Zabczuk was charged by US prosecutors with filing a false tax return in 2004 that failed to report income he earned on his Swiss bank account....
Court celeb power
More than two dozen of Cameron Douglas' friends and relatives -- including his Hollywood-legend grandpa, Kirk Douglas -- are begging for mercy for the heroin-addicted scion when he's sentenced next...
AOL mulls dropping social-networking site Bebo
AOL is no longer a "buddy" to Bebo. After forking over $850 million two years ago to buy Bebo -- where connections are called buddies -- AOL said yesterday that...
Business briefs
Madoff ties Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blu menthal said in a state ment yesterday that he was looking into whether Westport Na tional Bank and a Con necticut pension consul...
Guards target Tiger's hotties
Augusta rent-a-cops are on the prowl for Tiger bait! Security officers at the world-famous golf course hosting the Masters tournament have been handed pictures and descriptions of Tiger Woods' harem...
Gov OKs probe of land buy
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson yesterday authorized Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate why the state handed a major environmental group a staggering 57 percent profit on a large tract of...
Cohen ex: cut me in
She helped build it, and now she wants her cut. That's what the ex-wife of super-secretive hedge fund king Steven Cohen claimed yesterday in a fresh lawsuit against her former...
Karate 'rip-off' bust
An employee at a politically connected Brooklyn nonprofit was arrested yesterday on charges of submitting phony receipts for karate instruction in an attempt to swindle the city out of $4,080....
Canada's $ beats buck
Canada's dollar was worth more than the US greenback for the first time since July 2008 on the back of the rising price of crude oil and the prospect of...
Michael Steele's lame excuse
Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, in hot water for an embarrassing spending scandal involving a Hollywood gay sex club, is responding in a tried, true and tiresome way. Asked on...
A scandal in green
What's really behind the sweetheart land deal in which Albany further enriched the already enormously wealthy Nature Conservancy? On Monday, Post State Editor Fredric U. Dicker blew the lid off...
An offer to refuse
Let's see if we fully understand this: Department of Education transportation chief Eric Goldstein won an order of protection against Atlantic Express owner Domenic Gatto -- who runs some 25...
DA Cy on hand as punks face judge
There's a new sheriff in town -- and he's letting defendants know it. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. yesterday made a highly unusual appearance in Criminal Court to watch...
Malone to cut DirecTV control
Media mogul John Malone has agreed to reduce his voting control of satellite TV operator DirecTV Inc. to 3 percent by trading in his super-voting shares for common shares worth...
Fiery blast shocks show-goers
It was the hottest show in town! Broadway crowds were stunned yesterday when an underground electrical cable sparked an explosion that spewed flames and carbon monoxide into the air --...
Tiki Barber dumps pregnant wife for hot blonde
Ex-Giants superstar Tiki Barber has dumped his 8-months-pregnant wife, Ginny, for sexy former NBC intern Traci Lynn Johnson, sources told The Post last night. The football star-turned-"Today" show-correspondent left his...
St. Vincent's pulling its plug
Directors of cash-starved St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village decided last night to close its doors -- and the city's last remaining Catholic hospital will stop receiving patients next week,...
Baby blues over Lohan
A struggling New York actress is sour on crybaby "milkaholic" Lindsay Lohan. Jenn Harris -- the voice of a baby named Lindsay in a popular commercial -- claims the "Mean...
City promotes online classes
Virtual education is set to go viral. City education officials are planning a boom in online learning that could see as many as 80 public schools delivering a large chunk...
Times Square's 'tweet' gangs
Brazen young thugs who terrorized Times and Herald squares Easter night by "wilding" and firing off gunshots shamelessly boasted about their criminal antics on Twitter. "42ND WAS LIVEEE WE ....
Hunt for kid turning grim
More than 100 cops will search a weed-filled area along the Brooklyn-Queens border today in search of a missing 7-year-old boy, police sources said. Authorities are baffled by the disappearance...
Bam man pitching national sales tax
Acknowledging it would be a highly unpopular move, White House economic adviser Paul Volcker said yesterday the United States should consider imposing a "value added tax" similar to those charged...
Newark cheers Sharpe's return
Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James got a hero's welcome yesterday, stepping off a Greyhound bus in Newark and blowing kisses to a throng of cheering supporters before being driven to...
Maine is first real test for Mets' iffy rotation
The Mets got exactly what they expected out of Johan Santana in their season-opening win over the Marlins on Monday. Now comes the hard part: Seeing what the other four-fifths...
Bullpen 'holds' key for Mets
The 2010 Mets have even more questions than they do uniforms. That said, after David Wright showed his old power, Johan Santana looked recharged and Jason Bay, an arguable signing...
Mets' Reyes aces Florida test
Jose Reyes' rehab continued in Florida last night, as the Mets shortstop played all nine innings in the field in an extended spring-training game against St. Lucie. He went 2-for-5...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $16,000; cl($10,000); 4upFUJITA drops in class after finishing third while going shorter. Entrymate UNDOCUMENTED drops to lowest claiming level of career after running evenly in first off the...
Harris pushing Avery Johnson to be next Nets coach
Here's one vote for Avery Johnson as the next coach of the Nets. "I love Avery. Love him," said Devin Harris, who played for Johnson in Dallas and hopes to...
Jets settle for Stitser after losing Rackers
Foiled in their efforts to sign Neil Rackers, the Jets settled for a much less enticing alternative yesterday by adding former Fresno State kicker Clint Stitser. The move came just...
Padraig: Tiger not just one of the guys
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Padraig Harrington, one of the few players not afraid to speak his mind regardless of how taboo the subject is, weighed in yesterday on Tiger Woods and...
O'Meara sees rust in Woods' game
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Mark O'Meara resumed his role as mentor as he played a practice round with Tiger Woods yesterday at Augusta National. O'Meara, 53, tutored Woods when he joined...
Hondo needs Bucs
The Padres proved to be the D'backs daddies last night, which spawned a third straight winner for Hondo and an increase in his earnings to 125 bianca lanas. Tonight, he'll...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog PACERS 7½ Knicks BUCKS 10 Nets RAPTORS 1 Celtics HEAT 10 Sixers Hawks 7 PISTONS MAGIC 14½ Wizards Warriors 2½ T'WOLVES THUNDER 3½ Nuggets Bobcats 1...
Sports shorts
NBA: Bosh hospitalized after getting elbowed Flattened by an inadvertent elbow to the face, Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh was sent to the hospital for tests as the Raptors' playoff...
Rangers' playoff hopes barely alive after loss to Sabres
BUFFALO -- Slim just rode out of town. There are three games to go and beginning tonight at the Garden against Toronto, the Rangers will play them without a margin...
Newcomer Barron leads Knicks past Celtics
Who needs King James when the Knicks have their new "Barron of Broadway." Newly signed 7-footer Earl Barron supplanted David Lee as the starting center last night and he delivered...
Joba's great 8th feels like old times for Yankees
BOSTON -- Vintage Joba Chamberlain was on display last night at Fenway Park. Biting slider? Check. Smoking fastball? Check. Fist-pump celebration after making opposing batters look silly? Check. The reliever-turned-starter-turned-reliever...
Yankees' ugly effort still nets first victory
BOSTON -- Looking at it from all the angles that Fenway Park provides, last night's Yankees-Red Sox game produced as much excitement as reading your lease. Four throwing errors, starting...
Chamberlain builds impressive bridge
BOSTON -- There are a thousand reasons why things can go right for a baseball player, a million ways they can go wrong. Joba Chamberlain understands. He doesn't live in...
Choi, Kuchar paired with Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- For days, there's been anticipation and a litany of predictions and analysis about who would be Tiger Woods' playing partners for the first two rounds of the...
Loved ones' battles vs, cancer take toll on Mickelson
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Everyone wants to know what's wrong with Phil Mickelson. Why isn't he winning golf tournaments? Why hasn't he taken advantage of Tiger Woods' sex scandal exile and...
McNabb starts new opportunity with Redskins
Donovan McNabb knew his days in Philadelphia were numbered when the Eagles jettisoned four-time All-Pro safety Brian Dawkins a little too casually last year. That's why McNabb was hardly surprised...
Tiger aura absent at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger Woods has lost his reputation, most of his endorsements and probably his marriage. Another thing he is in danger of losing, if it's not totally shattered...
Devils' Brodeur racks up 600th win
ATLANTA -- While beating up the beaten, the Devils are tightening down the screws for next week's playoffs. Martin Brodeur's first back-to-back shutouts since 2006 should strike dread into whoever...
Islanders comeback prevents Canadiens from clinching playoff berth
Despite being eliminated from the playoffs, the Islanders continued their late-season surge last night with a 4-3 shootout win against the Canadiens at the Coliseum -- denying Montreal a chance...
Devils' Langenbrunner still won't say what's bothering him
ATLANTA -- The captain clammed up. And after the Devils' 3-0 victory over the Thrashers last night, he was nowhere to be found. A mystery has developed around Jamie Langenbrunner,...
Sabres' Miller saves the day on Gaborik shot
BUFFALO — The Rangers were down 3-2 coming up on the midway mark of the second, but the puck was on Marian Gaborik's stick at the left porch with goaltender...
A move in the right direction
In a move that could save millions of fish and their eggs, New York State has curtailed water intake at a number of power plants and other industrial facilities. The...
Mets' Jacobs woeful in 'first' impression
Citi Field is just over a year old, and Mike Jacobs never got a chance to play there during its inaugural campaign last season. That made hitting on Monday a...
Weird but true
It's a doggone shame. A Pennsylvania court has ruled that a disabled man cannot get extra food stamps to buy chow for his service dog. James Douris, 55, a wheelchair-bound...
UConn women need rally to win title
SAN ANTONIO -- Every basket built their streak, every romp enriched their legacy. From the first shot of the season, it seemed inevitable that Maya Moore, Tina Charles and the...
Rutgers' Hill investigated for outburst
After surprising many by keeping his job despite a dismal 15-17 season, Rutgers basketball coach Fred Hill Jr. is pushing his luck with a bizarre public profanity-laced tirade that has...
Butler gets call from Obama despite falling short
The only thing missing was a championship trophy. Butler and its fans -- new and old -- partied inside Hinkle Fieldhouse yesterday as if the Bulldogs had won the national...
Butler's underdogs triumphant in defeat
INDIANAPOLIS -- The final blow to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' shoulder landed as Butler star Gordon Hayward's halfcourt miracle missile tracked dead-on towards the Bulldogs' basket in Lucas Oil Stadium....
Boys lacrosse roundup: Sea runs past Xaverian
Mike Kahaly and John Petito each scored three goals and dished out two assists for St. Joseph by the Sea in an 11-6 win over Xaverian in CHSAA Class A...
Cops shut down 'illegal' Market Hotel in Bushwick
Easter was the day the music died in Bushwick.Cops shut down the Market Hotel, the neighborhood’s favorite — but apparently illegal — music hall, late on Saturday night for operating without...
Wagner woes materialize during spring break
Marco Altieri wasn’t his usual wise-cracking self Tuesday afternoon. It marked the second straight day that his Susan Wagner softball team didn’t play up to its capability. On Monday, Wagner...
'Statement' win: Tottenville run rules rival Wagner
Tottenville has won six straight PSAL city titles and yet seemingly ever year there are whispers that the Pirates are not going to be quite as good as they were...
Thoughts and predictions on the upcoming PSAL baseball season
I don’t think it’s possible to know anymore about the upcoming baseball season. All told, colleague Dylan Butler and I, have previewed 42 teams – that’s 42 individual stories –...
Moore mashes Hill in Island opener
The buzz words around Moore Catholic lately have been pitch selection – and that goes for its hurlers and hitters. The Mavericks pitchers are trying to get ahead in the...
Andreycak sparks Fordham Prep rout of Farrell
Conor Gowan has played with Ben Andreycak for most of his life. So watching the sophomore attack score quick goal after quick goal around the crease was nothing new for...
Bus-ted! Correction vehicles are cramming Court Street
The Brooklyn House of Detention is overflowing — but this time it’s not with criminals!For some reason, the Department of Correction, which runs the controversial Atlantic Avenue lockup, has chosen...
Oh, and Bruce, while you're at it
— Stephen Brownsbrown@cnglocal.com
St Vincent's pulling its plug
Directors of cash-starved St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village have decided to close its doors — and the city’s last remaining Catholic hospital will stop receiving patients next week, sources...
21 arraigned in Times Square gang riot
People arrested in a night of mayhem near Times Square sprained a police officer's wrist, hurled bottles at one another and carried at least one knife during a sprawling brawl...
Paladino calls Steve Levy 'pretty boy,' slaps Bloomberg on term limits
Upstate developer Carl Paladino made a surprise appearance tonight at the first hearing of the city's Charter Revision Commission and in the course of just five minutes compared Albany legislators to...
Green shoes to fill — Prospect Park's Tupper Thomas retires
Those shoes are big, green and hard to fill.The city is undertaking a nationwide search to replace retiring Prospect Park administrator Tupper Thomas, who spent the last 30 years turning...
White House calls graphic Iraq shooting video 'tragic'
The White House on Tuesday described leaked and graphic video of a U.S. helicopter strike in Baghdad three years ago which killed two Reuters employees and others as "tragic." But...
German women accused of real-life 'Weekend at Bernie's' stunt
Two German women arrested in Britain after allegedly trying to smuggle a dead relative onto a flight to Berlin said Tuesday they thought the man was simply asleep. Kurt Willi...
Gun-toting goon roped in by dead-on sketch
Women in East Flatbush can rest easy — the pistol-packing purloiner targeting them is behind bars thanks to some perspicacious victims, a dead-on sketch and a little bit of luck.Police...